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John Gent wears the hungry, discouraged look of the unsuccessful. John takes a canvas and goes forth to dispose of it. The miserly old dealer in the art shop hesitates about accepting John's picture, but after a promise of a 50 per cent commission, he sticks it away in an obscure corner. He calls on his sweetheart to seek consolation, but that young lady, struggling for existence on the seven dollars she receives each week at the ribbon counter, is practical, and she shows her artistic lover how absurd it would be for them to marry without sufficient means for support. The ever-present cruel landlord demands rent or room. John determines to end the struggle. He writes a farewell note to his sweetheart, and goes forth to die. His artistic taste leads him to the beautiful Lincoln Park, where he meets Winchell Jones. He is attracted by the strange actions of John. Realizing that something unusual is astir, he follows the young artist up the steps of the bridge. As he mounts the rail, ...